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  1. captainbob
    Beautiful stairs I may need that kind of thinking on my next build. Bob
  2. captainbob
    Thank Igor. You're very kind. Bob
  3. captainbob
    Keep going the way you are. Think it all through before you start. It would be a shame to find out you did things it the wrong order and have to take it apart again. Off subject, I have not seen round nose pliers with such sharp ends. What brand are they? Bob
  4. captainbob
    Well I tried to do a multi quote response to all of you but when I tried to post it said that I exceeded the number of quotes allowed. Wow It's great to have so many friends I can't respond to them all individually. So here's a big THANK YOU to all of you. It is so nice to have MSW here so we can all get together. Thank you all again and thanks to all who clicked the "LIKE" button. Bob
  5. captainbob
    Nice start on the water. Bob
  6. captainbob
    Completed Yes, the Pequot is now finished. If you look closely at the pictures on the Pequot web site you will probably find details that are missed. This is because I could not find enough information on those parts. Some details I know are not correct but it was better to put something in those places than to leave them empty. It has taken a year from start to finish, and this is the smallest scale I have worked in but it has been a fun build. I want to thank everyone who has followed me in this endeavor. I consider you all my friends. Now for some pictures. Bob
  7. captainbob
    Beautiful work. I hope you bring it with you the next time you come up to Prescott. Bob
  8. captainbob
    Poplar is available at hardware stores like Home Depot in standard board sizes. Then you can choose the color of the wood to stay away from the green. Bob
  9. captainbob
    Michael, for the wire, if you can use copper, take apart one of the new tiny DC motors. I just measured the wire on two different ones. One was .0015" the other was .0035". I don't know what you could do about the color though. Your "steel plate" idea for the hull repair sounds good. If the cut lines were visible it would still look natural. Bob
  10. captainbob
    I could feel you anxiety. Oh no, it's too big! Nice to see how you made lemonade out of the lemon. Bob
  11. captainbob
    Michael, You do the most interesting models. A 1:2 scale to actually sail in, a 1:500 cutter just to see if you could, a live steam engine for a launch and now this. I don't know if I can help in any way, but I'll be here watching and cheering you on. Bob
  12. captainbob
    Yes, "the beauty is starting to show through" and a lovely boat she is. Bob
  13. captainbob
    Haven't seen an update for a while. Hope all is well. Bob
  14. captainbob
    You have quite an engineering job ahead of you. Bob
  15. captainbob
    Very good soldering on the lights. She's looking great. Bob
  16. captainbob
    I've got my chair. 28" sounds like a nice size. But you need to get some sleep. "Found the drawing tools at 6:21 PM last night, Placed an order for wood at 3:24 AM this morning and posted at 7:11 AM." Worked all night, how do you do that? Bob
  17. captainbob
    She's a fine looking ship. She'll look great in the water. Bob
  18. captainbob
    You have a nice start. Don't worry about mistakes and redo's. If at the end, your scrap bin does not outweigh the boat, you did something wrong. Bob
  19. captainbob
    I see you have a couple of old "ducks", Were you a ship designer? Bob
  20. captainbob
    Looks like a good project. Bob
  21. captainbob
    I also read that the Master or Boson would think it better to rig things differently, and would make changes after the boat was delivered and sailed. Bob
  22. captainbob
    Yes, make it the way the real ones were made. Well done. Bob
  23. captainbob
    Middle of the night thoughts are quite often the best. Well done. Bob
  24. captainbob
    Oh, come on now. Would I do a thing like that? Bob
  25. captainbob
    It seems everyone wants to tell you how to make this assembly, so I'll throw in my two cents. In the picture of the real boat the stropping is attached to the chain plate with a bolt. So I would have drilled the strop and chain plate and put in a 00-90 or 000-120 bolt and nut or maybe just a rivet. This would allow the deadeye to align with the shrouds and get away from the soldering. Bob

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